Improvement in children s chairs



NITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

ROBERT ARDREY, OE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDRENS CHAIRS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 145,829, datedDecember 23, 1873 application filed September 22, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ROBERT ARDREY, a resident of Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Ohilds Chair; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable thers skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side view ofthe high chair. Fig. 2 is a plan of the rockers detached. Fig. 3 is aside elevation of walking-chair or table. Fig. 4 is a plan of the leaf.Fig. 5 is a crosssection of leaf with disk inserted. Fig. 6 is across-section of leaf with ring inserted. Fig. 7 is a plan of ring.

My invention has relation to nursery-chairs; Vand consists in theconstruction and novel arrangement of an adjustable foot-rest applied toan elevated stool, removable from its eX- tension-supports, and in theconstruction of a leaf having a central opening with padded ring, all ashereinafter described.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates myimprovements, A is a childs arm-chair, having a double seat, a al, theformer being made of thin wood and removable, the latter having acentral opening or hole, which is usually concealed by the thin seat a.B B are rockers, united by rounds b b, having sockets b b', into whichiit the legs a2 a2 of the chair when it is to be used for rocking. C Crepresent four legs, united by rounds c c, and having sockets c1 o1,into which fit the ends of the legs a2 a2, when a high chair is desired.When a childs table is wanted, the leafD is applied to the legs C C, asshown, said leaf having dowel-pins d d, which enter the sockets c1 c1.The leaf D is formed with a central opening, all, which is filled by adisk, d2, when the device is used as a table. When employed as awalkingchair, the disk is removed and a soft-padded ring, d3,substituted therefor. The casters c2 are formed with sockets, and areremovable, being designed for use only with the chair A, and upon thelegs C C when used with the leaf D, and are not to be employed with thehigh chair. E is a swiveled foot-rest, having a curved arm, e, whichabuts against the seat and serves as a stop, when said rest is turneddown for use with the high chair.

What I claim as my invention is l. The combination, with the stool A, ofthe swiveled foot-rest E, provided with the curved arm or rest e, theend of which rests against the seat when the rest is lowered to retainthe latter in a horizontal position, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In combination with the leaf D, having the opening d1, the paddedring d3, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this16th day of September, 1573.

ROBT. ARDREY.

"Witnesses M. DANL. CoNNoLLY, EUGENE P. EADsoN.

